Just then he came into the office, and John handed him the paper.
"Wa'al," he said, holding it off at arm's length, and then putting on his glasses, "them fellers that thought they was _all_ hogs up West, are havin' a change of heart, are they?
I reckoned they would 'fore they got through with it.

It's ben ruther a long pull, though, eh ?" he said, looking at John with a grin.
"Yes," said our friend, with a slight shrug of the shoulders.
"Things looked ruther colicky the last two three days, eh ?" suggested David.

"Did you think 'the jig was up an' the monkey was in the box ?'" "Rather," said John.

"The fact is," he admitted, "I am ashamed to say that for a few days back I haven't looked at a quotation.

I suppose you must have carried me to some extent.